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The Enchanted Island of Yew

L. Frank Baum

Book Overview:

A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The adventures come fast and furious, as the newly-named Prince Marvel explores the surrounding kingdoms. A masochistic squire accompanies Marvel, helping him with assorted kings, knights, dragons, and other medieval menaces along the way.

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Book Excerpt:

. . .I am glad no one but
you two boys will witness me when my feet begin kicking about."

"I shall not kick," declared another of the thieves, who had also
regained his senses. "I shall sing while I am being hanged."

"But you can not, my good Gunder," protested the king; "for the rope
will cut off your breath, and no man can sing without breath."

"Then I shall whistle," said Gunder, composedly.

The king cast at him a look of reproach, and turning to Prince Marvel
he said:

"It will be a great task to string up so many thieves. You look tired.
Permit me to assist you to hang the others, and then I will climb into
a tree and hang myself from a strong branch, with as little bother as
possible."

"Oh, I won't think of troubling you," exclaimed Marvel, with a laugh.
"Having conquered you alone, I feel it my duty to hang you without
assistance--save that of my esquire."

Community Reviews

4.00

- Michael - Sep 25, 2013

This book is more of a classic fairy tale/adventure story from Baum. I think children and adults could get something from this book. I really like the conventions that Baum invokes, as well as the new twists he puts on old ones. With some decent illustrations, I could see this book out on childre...more

3.00

- Herman - Apr 17, 2013

As far as I know, this is not related to the Oz series. It's still worth a look.

A fairy is bored and wants to go adventuring, so she asks some noble ladies to change her into a prince. She then goes around the island of Yew. After conking many thieves on the head and defeating King Wul-Takim, Pri...more

4.00

- ѦѺ™ - Jul 18, 2018

A delightful, magical adventure that could only come from the imagination of author L. Frank Baum.

A transgender fairy/prince (she tries out being male because they have better adventures) goes adventuring, picking up a peculiar entourage along the way. The plot has a lot of similarities to the Oz books. Baum had a great ability to dream up oddities, and I enjoyed the bizarre characters who fi...more

5.00

- Marilyn - Aug 31, 2017

A great frank baum story

Full of magic, and fairies and evil hearted villains, this a good read for young adults with a love of gentle adventure stories.

5.00

- Michael - Jan 19, 2017

An fairy turns mortal and goes adventuring.

The premise is captivating, the narrative is charming and well executed. Baum's odd sentimental sexism is slightly more subtle here than in some of his other works.

On the other hand he allows a main character to be temporarily transgender as if it were...more

3.00

- Scot - Jul 01, 2011

Something for your inner Ozophile: a quick, breeezy read of another fantasy world (no, not Mo or Ix, still another) created by L. Frank Baum over a century ago: the enchanted island of Yew.

Our hero is an androgynous fairy, who, out of boredom at being immortal, decides on a lark to become a brave...more

4.00

- Eleanor - Dec 09, 2014

Three young girls wander into an enchanted forest and encounter a fairy woman, who tells them she's bored with her perfect, immortal existence and wants to try life as a human. After some discussion, the fairy decides to become a prince, because boys get to have more adventures than girls, appare...more